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02/16/1914
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Jimmy Wakely, Mineola Ark, country vocalist (5 Star Jubilee)
Type: Birth
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02/16/1914
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J Tobin, British anaesthetist
Type: Birth
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02/16/1915
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Frank Home Run Baker, 28, announces retirement following a contract dispute with Connie Mack. He sits out 1915 season
Type: Event
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02/16/1915
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Emil Waldteufel, [Charles Levy], French composer (Estudiantina), dies
Type: Death
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02/16/1916
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William Ballard Doggett, jazz musician
Type: Birth
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02/16/1916
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Jeltje de Bosch Kemper, Dutch feminist, dies at 79
Type: Death
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02/16/1916
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[Gerard] Jan Ligthart, Dutch educator (Ot and Sien), dies at 57
Type: Death
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02/16/1916
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Russian troops conquer Erzurum Armenia
Type: Event
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02/16/1917
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1st synagogue in 425 years opens in Madrid
Type: Event
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02/16/1918
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K roly earl Khuen-H‚derv ry, Hungarian governor/premier (1910-12)
Type: Birth
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02/16/1918
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Lithuania declares independence from Russia and Germany (National Day)
Type: Event
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02/16/1920
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Patty Andrews, Minneapolis MN, vocalist (Andrews Sisters)
Type: Birth
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02/16/1920
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Hubert van Herreweghen, Flemish writer/journalist
Type: Birth
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02/16/1920
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Lee Russell, Cleveland Oh, vocalist (Vincent Lopez)
Type: Birth
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02/16/1921
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Jean Behra, auto racer
Type: Birth
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02/16/1922
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Geraint Evans, British opera vocalist (Knaben Wunderhorn)
Type: Birth
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02/16/1922
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Paul van 't Veer, Dutch journalist/writer (Het Vrije Volk)
Type: Birth
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02/16/1923
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Howard Carter finds Pharoah Tutankhamen
Type: Event
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02/16/1923
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Allies accept Latvia's occupation of Memel territory
Type: Event
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02/16/1923
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US female Figure Skating championship won by Theresa Weld Blanchard
Type: Event
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02/16/1923
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US male Figure Skating championship won by Sherwin Badger
Type: Event
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02/16/1924
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Peter Webster, British High Court Judge
Type: Birth
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02/16/1924
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James Swaffield, director-general (Swaffield and Clerk to the GLC)
Type: Birth
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02/16/1925
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David Emms, director (London Goodenough Trust for Overseas Graduates)
Type: Birth
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02/16/1925
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PER Bailey, director (Gatwick and Stansted Airports)
Type: Birth
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02/16/1925
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John Schlesinger, London England, director (Midnight Cowboy, Darling)
Type: Birth
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02/16/1926
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Jack Levy, mechanical engineer
Type: Birth
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02/16/1926
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Vera-Ellen, [Westmeyr Rohe], Cincinnati, actress/dancer (Wonder Man)
Type: Birth
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02/16/1926
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John Schlesinger, film director, (Midnight Cowboy)
Type: Birth
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02/16/1926
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Suzanne Lenglen defeats Helen Wills in Tennis at Cannes France
Type: Event
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02/16/1927
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No‰l Coward's "Marquise," premieres in London
Type: Event
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02/16/1927
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US restores diplomatic relations with Turkey
Type: Event
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02/16/1929
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Peter NF Porter, Australian/British author/poet (Chair of Babel)
Type: Birth
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02/16/1929
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KID-AM in Idaho Falls ID begins radio transmissions
Type: Event
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02/16/1930
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Ricou Browning, Florida, director/actor (Thunderball)
Type: Birth
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02/16/1930
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Peggy King, Greensburg Pa, vocalist/actress (George Gobel Show)
Type: Birth
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02/16/1930
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F G R Cuming, painter
Type: Birth
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02/16/1931
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Dirk Sch„fer, Dutch pianist/composer (Klavier), dies at 57
Type: Death
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02/16/1931
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A Kolleritsch, writer
Type: Birth
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02/16/1931
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George E Sangmeister, (Rep-D-Illinois)
Type: Birth
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02/16/1931
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Ken Takakura, [Goichi Oda], Kita Japan, actor (Story of Antarctic)
Type: Birth
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02/16/1931
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Gamini Goonesena, cricket leg-spinner (all-rounder for Ceylon, Notts)
Type: Birth
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02/16/1931
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Extreme right wing Svinhufvud becomes president of Finland
Type: Event
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02/16/1932
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A Appelfeld, writer
Type: Birth
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02/16/1932
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Gretchen Wyler, Bartlesville Okla, actress (Silk Stockings)
Type: Birth
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02/16/1932
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Nand Baert, Belgian radio/TV-host
Type: Birth
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02/16/1932
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Otis Blackwell, composer/singer
Type: Birth
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02/16/1932
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1st patent issued for a tree, to James Markham for a peach tree
Type: Event
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02/16/1933
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Archie Jackson, cricketer (of TB, Aus bat too briefly Avg 47.4), dies
Type: Death
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02/16/1933
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Catholic newspaper Germania warns against nazis/communists
Type: Event
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